Three pedestrians died on Monday in two different incidents after they were hit by two rashly driven trucks in Chandigarh. The drivers in both the cases managed to escape from the spot, said police.
In the first incident, an unidentified middle aged couple was hit by a rashly driven truck when they were crossing red light junction at transport light point. Police rushed both to the Government Multi Specialty Hospital of sector-16 (GMSH), where doctors declared them brought dead.
In another such case, a nine year-old boy lost his life when he was run over by a truck near railway crossing of Raipur Kalan, while he was returning from school in the afternoon.